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Research Project (PHYC90021) // Assessment
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
Email: msc@physics.unimelb.edu.au
Semester 2
Email: msc@physics.unimelb.edu.au
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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A preliminary literature survey and research plan (mixed text, diagrams, and mathematical formulas; pass/fail)
| At the end of year one or after the student has enrolled in 25 points of Research Project | N/A |
An oral presentation (up to 20 minutes; pass/fail)
| At the end of year one or after the student has enrolled in 25 points of Research Project | N/A |
Major thesis, comprising up to 50 pages of mixed text, diagrams, and mathematical formulas
| At the end of the second year of the MSc | 90% |
An oral presentation lasting up to 30 minutes
| At the end of the second year of the MSc | 10% |
Hurdle requirement: Successful completion of a seminar series and/or reading course (depending on the research stream) providing advanced theoretical and/or practical training, marked on a pass/fail basis | N/A |
Additional details
The assessment requirements above are applicable to the entire 100 point Research Project.
Last updated: 31 January 2024